MSI Z97 U3 PLUS (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	21.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97 U3 PLUS (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 26 '20 at 17:32
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 87.9 1-Core 116 2-Core 224 81% 142 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 405 57% 421 Pts	64-Core 426 26% 426 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 2871) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	Lighting 24.7 Reflection 24.7 Parallax 31.1 20% 26.8 fps	MRender 33.8 Gravity 28.9 Splatting 25.8 24% 29.5 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG Gammix S11 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB 2,541 User benchmarks, average bench 158% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 257 260 261 261 262 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 664 Write 261 Mixed 327 SusWrite 253 83% 376 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 49.7 169% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 261 DQ Mixed 263 212% 302 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 258%
Patriot Burst 960GB 4,793 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 570GB free Firmware: SBFMBA.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 210 239 276 296 264 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 137 Write 102 Mixed 351 SusWrite 238 47% 207 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 77.9 4K Mixed 38.7 136% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 258 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 212 178% 255 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 102%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 36GB free Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 424 179 107 74 116 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 806 Write 559 Mixed 553 SusWrite 204 118% 531 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 46.3 159% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 541 DQ Mixed 316 267% 379 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 157%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 437GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 181 182 183 181 184 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 139 Write 104 Mixed 73.7 SusWrite 173 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 114%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 142GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 151 151 152 151 154 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 121 Write 105 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 148 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2666 C11 2x4GB 325 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 2667 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57.9% Above average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 17.8 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 18.7 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 69.6 57% 69.6 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 85%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z97 U3 PLUS (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 92 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 36%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 U3 PLUS (MS-7922) - $125

CPU
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	26x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	17x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	12x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	15x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	11x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	9x

SSD
WDS200T2B0A-00SM50 2TBWDCBench 98%, 8,872 samples	6x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	4x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	4x

RAM
HMT125U7BFR8C-G7 HMT125U7BFR8C-G7 HMT125U7BFR8C-G7 HMT125U7AFR8C-G7 8GBHynixBench 34%, 5 samples	5x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GBCorsairBench 55%, 18,444 samples	4x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	4x

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Total price: $378

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16